Assistant Professor

About the Role

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This is an exciting time for Social Work at Warwick with a decision to invest in new academic posts to support our growth ambitions. Opportunities have arisen to join our dynamic Social Work team within the Centre for Lifelong Learning. We are seeking to recruit a permanent 1.0 FTE Assistant Professor in Social Work.

We have a long-established history of delivering quality research-inspired social work education and continually strive to embrace pedagogical innovation and practice currency in our programmes. We are seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and committed individual who holds a professional qualification in social work, and eligibility for registration with Social Work England.

About You

The Social Work profession is continually changing and as such we require an exceptional person who can contribute to the Social Work portfolio and maintain our high standards of professional Social Work Education. We are seeking a candidate who has experience of professional Social Work practice, knowledge of current developments in both the provision of Social Work services and Social Work education, and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people. The successful candidate will make a significant contribution, in the first instance, to our Degree Apprenticeship in Social Work. We particularly welcome applicants with relevant practice experience and the ability to teach Adult or Children's Social Work. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and will be required to contribute to course management and academic administrative duties.

You will have a demonstrable commitment to developing excellence in teaching and scholarship. You will be expected to promote and represent the University and the discipline regionally and nationally. We are looking for a committed team player to join our friendly team with evidence of developing academic ability. Your ongoing development will be important to us, and you will have the opportunity to work closely with the Course Director for Social Work to enhance your potential and achieve your aims.

About the Department

For more than 30 years the Centre for Lifelong Learning has been a centre of expertise in the education of lifelong learners in different contexts, with a focus on enabling adult learners to achieve their personal and professional goals by accessing a Warwick education, irrespective of background.

The Centre offers a range of courses to help adult learners progress in their chosen career. Within CLL and at Warwick we have a long-established history of delivering quality research-inspired social work education and continually strive to embrace pedagogical innovation and practice currency in our programmes.

There is a long and well-regarded history of social work education at the University of Warwick, characterised by a commitment to critical forms of social work practice. Our Apprenticeship Degree has been running since March 2019, and we are part of the West Midlands Teaching Partnership. The placement of our professional programmes in the Centre for Lifelong Learning also provides exciting opportunities to develop Continuing Professional Development opportunities in a cross-disciplinary context. Across all areas of activity, the following continue to be key aspects of the social work group's ethos.

• Excellence in teaching and research, with a clear foundation in a social and health science knowledge- base Inter-disciplinarity and inter-professional learning.
• Promoting research-mindedness as an essential part of professional education.
• Partnership and collaboration with social work and social care agencies and other HE providers in the region Involving practitioners as teachers, learners, and researchers.
• Giving a voice to service users, for example using participatory research methods with hidden, silenced, and marginalised groups in society.
• Involving service users as experts by experience in teaching and assessment
• The enhancement of public and not-for-profit social and health care services by high quality teaching and research.
• An underlying commitment to forms of social work practice that challenge social inequalities and promotes social justice.

About the University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

How to Apply

To apply, please click the apply button. submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).

Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.